Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said Barisan Nasional has submitted part of its 14th general election (GE14) list of candidates to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for screening.

Najib said the list of additional candidates would be submitted to the commission after he has made a decision on the matter.

"We already have the names of the candidates but have not yet reached the verification level and some of the names are in the hands of MACC,” he told reporters after chairing the Umno supreme council meeting at Menara Dato Onn in Kuala Lumpur tonight.

Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is carrying out the duties of Umno deputy president, vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein, secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and Information chief Annuar Musa.

Najib said at present BN was the sole party to have submitted its list of candidates to be screened.

In the meantime, the Umno president said the launch of the state-of-the art transportation system, MRT, success of the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games and the country’s Independence Day celebration had greatly given a positive momentum to the BN at the moment.

"But as always in politics, we have to ensure the positive momentum is continued in time to come,” he said.

Commenting on the tabling of the 2018 Budget in Parliament next month, Najib said it is expected to bring a positive impact on the mood of the people.

“The supreme council also provided certain proposals that I will study further, such as those received from all quarters, including the people who gave suggestions (for 2018 Budget) to the government,” he said.

Najib said the government would also announce “something” for the tahfiz (religious) schools nationwide in the budget.

- Bernama